Things are happening in the blogosphere, and I fully intend to participate!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 11 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

This always seems to fall into the crazy weeks of August when I'm trying to get ready for school to start. Last year, I hesitated about participating because I didn't think I would have time. Well, I made time and ended up reading more than I expected. So I plan to do the same this year. Bout of Books, here I come!

I'm not doing quite as well at keeping up with my Classics Club List as I had hoped. I began last year on August 28 (the day before my birthday), so I figured I could just read 10 books by that date each year. Well, it's August 7, and I've only read six so far. I'll have some catching up to do in this next year! And these spin lists are incredibly helpful for chipping away at my list.

1. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 2. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 3. Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 4. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 5. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 6. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 7. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan 8. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 9. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain 10. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope 11. Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald 12. Erewhon by Samuel Butler 13. The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 14. Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald 15. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne 16. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck 17. Waverly by Sir Walter Scott 18. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck 19. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 20. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

I'm also not sure I'll have time for much reading during Bout of Books, but I'm planning on signing up anyone and doing what I can. Even if I don't get much reading in, I think the social events are the best part :)

Very true! Connecting with other bloggers is just as much fun as reading!

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My name is Julie, and I own a lot of books. As in, they are stacked on the floor because I've run out of room on the shelves. And those shelves? There are so many books on them that they smile -- not sag; smile. This blog will cover book reviews and all manner of other bookish things.